This principle underlined all of Krishnamacharya's teachings.
What is "teach what is appropriate for an individual."
100
Desikachar learned about yoga from this man, who also happened to be his father.
Who is Krishnamacharya?
100
Iyengar Yoga gets its roots from these two sources.
What are Patanjali’s eight limbs of yoga and hatha yoga?
100
When Devi approached Krishnamacharya to teach her yoga, he first refused on what grounds?
Because she was a Westerner and a woman. (He finally agreed to take her on as a student.)
100
Jois, the founder of Ashtanga Yoga, was a dedicated student of Krishnamacharya for this many years.
What is 25?
200
In most parts of the world, Krishnamacharya is revered as a yogi. In India he is mainly known as what?
What is a healer (who drew from ayurvedic and yogic traditions to restore health and well being to those he treated)?
200
Desikachar's degree was in this discipline.
What is (structural) engineering?
200
These two areas are the focus in Iyengar yoga.
What are asana (posture) and pranayama (breath control)?
200
Indra Devi advocated this yogic method above all other techniques.
What is deep rhythmic breathing?
200
This yoga technique sets Jois's Ashtanga Yoga style apart from all other yoga styles.
What is vinyasa?
300
Krishnamacharya slipped into a coma and passed away on Feb 28th, 1989 at this age.
What is 100 years old?
300
Desikachar describes his approach to yoga as a program for "this" at every level - physical, mental and spiritual.
What is the spine?
300
Iyengar introduced these three props to yoga.
What are cushions, blocks and straps?
300
After Devi opened a yoga school in Hollywood, she is said to have taught this celebrity.
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
300
Ashtanga Yoga has spawned many new styles of yoga around the world, including vinyasa flow and this energetic style starting with "p."
What is power yoga?
400
Widely regarded as one of the most influential yoga teachers of the 20th century, Krishnamacharya is credited with the revival of this style of yoga.
What is hatha yoga?
400
Desikachar said that yoga has its roots in Indian thought, but its content is this.
What is universal?
400
This was Iyengar’s first book, published in 1966.
What is 'Light on Yoga'?
400
Indra Devi was often called this.
What is The First Lady of Yoga?
400
Over the last 25 years, Jois's Ashtanga Yoga has grown into one of the most popular forms of yoga in the world, with a large celebrity following including this "material girl."
Who is Madonna?
500
At the age of 96, a fractured hip impacted Krishnamacharya's practice. He recovered by doing this.
What is refusing surgery, treating himself and designing a course of yoga he could do in bed?
500
“Anyone who can do THIS can do yoga,” says Desikachar.
What is breathe?
500
These three elements separate Iyengar yoga from other types of yoga.
What are technique, sequence and timing?
500
Indra Devi continued her great work with inexhaustible engery and deep love until her death at this age.
What is 102 years old?
500
In 1948, Jois established the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in his tiny two-room house in India. In 2006, he opened a new location to teach students in this "sunny state."